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may bei very seriously impeded. But as the effect of these regulations seems likeiy:to.be injurious to the in terests of Holland itself, we cannot conceive that the Goveriunent of that country will persevere in a system of such narrow-minded and unjust polioY. We sub join an wide from the Allgoncine Zeitu on this subject : " MENTZ, MAY 24. " Last ;lithium, when the English ports were open for the im portation of barley, the consequence was, that large consignments of that grain were made from the countries on the Rhine to Eng l'"d ; hut the numerous restrictions which impede the navigation of the Rhine, and delay the conveyance of goods, had the effect of causing these consignments to arrive at their destination after the favourable mothent'hud gone by. The proprietors in consequence were obliged to consign their corn to English houses in London, Liverpool, &c, and to bear the expense of warehousing, as well as th e risk attending it. This transaction afforded another proof how injurious the restrictive system adopted by Holland is to its own Interest; for the speculations of the Dutch as well as the German merchants were disappointed, and instead of the profit they rea• u'nahly expected, they buffered loss. This unfavourable result, sided to the distrust which; since the late commercial crisis in Erigland, hay affected the. credit of the merchants of that country, hal had the effect, that at present no consignments are made from Holland and the banks of the Rhine to England, and the orders f un England will hardly be executed, unless given by houses of "(1 4 estionabl e solidity. In this manner the German and Dutch ore -merchants will, in general, enjoy greater protection and se ,euritY against th e contingencies to which, without such precau thecern-trade with London is liable. Meantime the mea ',reit adopted in England have, however, had the effect of raising the prices of corn in the ports of the Netherlands, as well as in Col ogne, Alentz, &c." Letters from Dantzic to the 2d instant, state, that the price of corn is not improving, as had been re ported. Trade was very dull. - - .. . ... . .. . Exchange 20f. 12c. Letters from St. Petersb4rgh.to the 27th Nitiy were also received yesterday.. The Capital was perfectly quiet. Exchange 9 13-3.9. A Supplement to the London Gazette of Satur day has been published, containing Despatches from lord COMBERMERE, to the Governor-General of In dia, detailing the Operations of the Army before 13 hurtpore, to the termination of the siege of that for tress, by its fall to our Gallant Forces. As these ac °MIN had before reached us through other chainels, they are divested of the high interest which they would. °therwise possess. Nlr. Alderman THomrsoN triumphantly maintained his station at the head of the Poll for the City of Lon don yesterday, and Mr. WA RD trod close upon the heels of Mr. Alderman WOOD. We still • adhere to t he opinion that the City of London will not allow it 'f to be represented by two persons of the principles Uf WOOD and WA ITIIIMAN. One of these wise !hen it unfortunately must return, from the cir !umstance of there being but five Candidates for the f our seats in Parliament. Whiggism and Radicalism are so complet e ly out of fashion, and their remaining lr (Aaries so few and so insignificant, that we are con 'lrteed, if other men of high character, groat commer !tat consequence, and practical knowledge, had been l nsloced t o ste p forward, the character of the hetY would have been redeemed, and its Mem might then have assumed that station in the o " 4 e, and taken that practically useful part in dis cssmns on subjects affecting the great commercial ~"i nterests t of the Country, which become the Represen. a t ites of the Metropolis of the World. C° B llErr has been shamefully treated at Preston, L' a it ikto be regretted that a man so universally re -rected, so consistent in his politics, so firm yet tern retat • a in his writings, should be subject to the petty l ' it erference of a returning officer, or the ambitious `;PPosition of less conspicuous aspirants to senatorial lo4o urs. Will any body believe that, notwithstand iall Mr. COBBBTT'S creches and Sir THOMAS h ; *L;von's money, Mr. STANLEY . dared to allow h~a► .to be put iu nomination ? Will it be ere 41t.ied that C a pt a i n BA itn 1E has also been proposed, }:„„'"that Mr. WOOD actually stands candidate ; this is not all, some of the most opulent and re petable of Mr. CORBETT'S voters were basely reject :l merely because they had received parish pay,. as ou gh " a man was'nt a man for a' that." This mfa -4718 combination against the interests of a man of C°BriErr's amiable disposition cannot be too !g ra ,. the ".oy reprobated, and the more especially, because el invidiou s conspirators well know, that if they ex ail" all the voters who have lived on parish allow fric' Mr. COBBETT will lose nine-tenths of his "s> and his e l e ction into the bargain. The con 4enceee of this very cruel interference are already ma hot't in the Honourable Gentleman's situation at the toin of the poll. A 1 °I)g dis cussion took place in the French Chem -1,2 of Deputies on- the 6th inst. upon the Navy Esti- Z es for 1827, and as every thing connected with the thi vY ,, of F ra n ce must '''Possess considerable interest in s Country, we shall give a sketch of the Debate at !Pe onr length th an we usua lly d evo t e t o th e di scus . %ions in the Chamber upon subjects purely French. • Dt I'OMPIERES, after condemning the narrow Key of the principle which was laid down in 1820, t i 4 tat the number of ship s o f t h e li ne should be fixed at 8 , admitted that the present Budget afforded 'oafs of improvement in this department. M. de . 4A WAL complained of the false econ omy whi c h h a d 'tduced the navy, and rendered it inefficient .; and th ought that the present situation of Europe rendered an i ncrease imperatively necessary. M. SABASTIANI . admitted that a great improve lllent h a d taken place in naval architecture ; but con wnded that all the money expended in ship-building th e thro wn away , as i t wou ld b e i mposs ibl e to resist hi. introd uc ti on of steam- vesse l s , w hich would sup ipri‘elt th e use of all other ships. , M. DUHAMEL ,Ted in favour of putting the navy upon a respect footing. The MINISTER of ;MARINE, after stating the im. t 2vaments introduced into . the ,Naval Departments, er,ed some observations on the Slave Trade. He claim rd,44 France the honour of havingbeeu one of the first i t '''''era to declare that trade infamous, and: of having F. al sti a law constituting. it a crime---and of not hay 'en backward in repressing it. He stated that she it""* il lfOreed it by a f r igate on the coast of Africa, by Nnadr on on t h e coast of C u b a , and by , recommend oll, to her C o l on i es the ,strictest vigilant* -agai himself •and.• he d nst ‘ t tr ade; ':edareti that' he would' avail No *elf ?f every means to prosecute all vessels em r, Yed tutendett the trade..., He finished or ;in, _ o P'ecli, by passing high comp li ment on all the ee t* and men of the navy, and hyr-at pompous ac .. count of their services, and the respect with which the French' Marine is every where regarded. M. DEVAUX and M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT in veighed against the insufficiency, of the Laws to sup press the slave trade, as well as against internal eco nomy of the Colonies. But, after the reply of the Minister of Marine, the' vote for a part of the Naval eipences was carried, and the remainder agreed to be discussed on another day. In reading this debate we have been forcibly struck with two points. Ist, The attention which it is ob vious is now paid to the affairs of the Navy in France, which will ultimately render her aaain a formidable Naval power ; and 2dly, the unblushing effrontery of the Minister in making declarations of the « honest intentions" of France for the suppression of the Slave Trade, when the contrary is known to be the fact. As room will not admit to-day of our offering our remarks on these two subjects, we must postpone them, but we shall revert to the subject in a very few days. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 6th instant reached us this morning. The following are extracts, from which it will be seen that the boats of his Majesty's ship Alacrity, Captain HOPE JOHNSTONE, had severely chastised some Greek pirates:— SMYRNA, APRIL 28. The following is the official account of the operations of the English squadron against the Greek pirates : " The English sloop Alacrity, Captain Hope Johnstone, sailed from Smyrna in pursuit of the pirates, which do such unspeakable injury to the mercantile marine of all nations. On the 9th April the Alacrity was pursued near Anti-Ipsara by two Greek mystics, which mistook her for a merchantman. These mystics, well manned and armed, (lid not perceive their error, as the prisoners state, till they were within two miles of the English sloop : they then took to flight, the Alacrity pursued them, but as the wind was very faint, the Captain put out his long-boat, under the command of Mr. Triscott,. his First Lieutenant, who chased the pirates thirteen miles. The latter being forced to run their vessels aground on the Mole of Ipsara, took a position among the ruins of the towns, whence they commenced a brisk fire of musquetry on the English vessel, Lieut. Triscott dis lodged them from their position, where they left their wounded. These two mistics carried long guns of a large calibre, and were immediately burnt. Ou the following day, the English vessel was chased near Andros, by two other large mistics, better armed than even the others. The same manteuvre was executed ; the pirates threw themselves on the coast, and posted themselves in a tower which protected their vessels. But the Alacrity having approached, kept up a constant cannonnade, which covered the landing of Lieutenant Triscott, and enabled him to carry the little fort at the point of the bayonet. The pirates, to the number of 60, took flight. These mistics were each armed with two heavY guns : they were burnt like the preceding. "In these two affitirs, the Alacrity had three men severely wounded. Mr. Wheatley, the second lieutenant, was very dan gerously burnt. The Greeks had 40 killed, and '7O taken pri soners : the latter are all wounded. "Com. Hamilton, commanding the English naval force in the Mediterrinean, gives, in his order of the day, the greatest praise to Lieut. Triscott." Colocotroni appears at length to gain the ascendancy. Mauro tordito, to avoid an ignominious death, had been obliged to fly by night from Napoli di Romania. He has retired to Hydra, whither Conduriotti is also gone, to seek an asylum from their common enemy. While all these intrigues, which were to produce this po litical event, were carrying on in the Morea, Ibrahim Pacha closely pressed Missolonghi, where a handful of &diets long op posed to him a truly heroic resistance. At length they have been obliged to yield, and Ibrahim, as we learn, is master of that place. Thus Greece is nearly at the end of its pretended independence.— For let us ”..ot deceive ourselves ; a people may retain for a time, even in chains, the consciousness of its native dignity ; but when generations have been born and bred in slavery, such a people has nothing more remaining of freemen than the external form. Xeno and Prassacaqui, who were at the head of the Admiralty Court at Napoli di Romania, have resigned, as they saw the pirates with the poniard in their hands, dictate to them the most unjust sentences of condemnation. The Court was then dissolved. It has Since been re-organised; three Cephalonians, already known by their excesses, now compose it, and will certainly act in concert with the pirates by condemning every thing, that they may have their share." • urxsA, MAY 31. Her Majesty the Archduchess Maria Louisa arrived at the Imperial palace yesterday evening, and was most affectionately received by their Majesties and the Imperial Family. To-mor row the Emperor and Empress go to Luxemburg, where the in habitants have made preparations to give them a rural but most cordial reception. Luxemburg will be illuminated in the even ing. The Archduchess Maria Louisa follows them on Saturday. VLF.Nick, Jt.:Ni I.—Meta 901; Bank Shares, 1,111. We have received this forenoon, by Express, the Austria►z Observer of the 31st of May, by which it appears that the Turks have commenced the evacuation of Moldavia and 'Wallachia. Au article, dated Bncharest, May 19, states, that on the preceding day, Bacitaxscum AGA IBRAHIM, with all his lieschlis, left that place, in consequence of orders from the Porte. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve o' Clock this Day. Every thing connected with the Funds seems dull and without interest. Consols opened this morning at 80i. being the same price they left off at yesterday ; they did not long remain at this quotation, but soon after fell to 84 to i. Further sales of S per Cent. Reduced this morning, have, together with the scarcity of money, caused this reduction in price ; 3 per Cent. Reduced have been done at 78k, 9. In the Foreign market an equal dullness continues. Exchequer Bills are 4to 5, pm. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto, for Account, 80i ; 4 per Cent. Scrip, pm. ; India Bonds, 6, 8 ; Exchequer Bills, 4,6, pm. _ _ - . FOREIGN Funns.—Mexican, 5 per Cent., 52, 3; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 60i; Colombian, 1824, 39k, 40; Russian, 76i, 80i- ; Greek, 14 . 4 ; Austrian, 67, 8 ; Brazilian, 56, 7 ; Buenos Ayres, 59, 61 ; Chilian, 40, I. m i NEs.—Anglo Mexican, 171,12 i, die. ; Brazilian, 9,7, dig.; Pasco Peruvian, 10, 9, dig. ; United Mexican 21,114, dis. ; 6,7, pm, ; Tlalpurahua, par; Real del Monte, 45, dig. One o Clock. Consols; which were, on the previous hour, at 84 for the Ac count, receded to 84 to I, in consequence of heavy sales in Re duced, and the market appealed very heavy up to the present time ; they may be quoted at 80/, with the market looking more firm. In the Foreign market all South American looking heavy. Old Spanish, '72 to 8 ; Mexican, 591; Colombian, 39k, ; Peruvian, 29 to 1; Russian, 79i, ; Greek Bonds, 14 to ; Exchequer Bills, 4 to 5, pin. ; Reduced, 79 to • • Two co' Clock. The Consul Market is rather better, Console have been done at bu Yers ; the situation of the Funds is such, and. with the present scarcity of money, that the fall of even a small amount im mediately affects them. THREE o'CLOCK, Consols are 80/ to i. FOUR o'CLOCK_CLOSING PRICES. Bonds Consols ' Danish Bonds 55 Do. for O. 80 Greek Bonds 182 14 Brazilian ands 56 - . IViexicanßonds 1825, 60 1 . Buenos Ayres 602 9 ' . 5 ' Peruvian Bonds Chilian Rusian Bonds 79i . Columbian, 1824, 394 Spou ' t.ll 7 i ' CITY ELECTION. CLOSE OF THE POLL THIS DAY. T s t %%FT- TOUR. 3177 2602 2508 2414, 2416 2353 9 361 2132 `' 2195 Ald. Thompson - Ald. Waithman - Ald. Wood - - `Air. Ward - - - The Lord Mayor - LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(Tuis DAY.) WELLISLEr V. DUKE OF BFAUFORT, Mr. Taxstove. was `instructed to ropiest to see the letter attached to Mr. Wellesley's affidavit. His client had applied to Mr. Griffiths, - Mr. Welleeley's solicitor, for the purpose of seeing it, hut Mr. Griffiths answered be had no copy of the letter. The Court W&P so good on a former day; as to say, he (Mr. T.) should see it, but he now thought the better way would he, to, let the affidavit be returned to'Mr. G. With an order that Mr. G. should furnish his (Mr. T's) client with a copy, regularly, both of the affidavit and letter. His LORDSHLP believed the 'better Way would be to let Mr. Trestove see the letter at once. Mr. TunLovr preferred a copy being delivered to his client, to seeing it personally. His LORDSHIP said Mr. Treslove would have to ask Mr. Hart how that was to be, who was not then in Court. Mr. TRESLOVE considered his client entitled to a copy of the letter, as being now a part of the record. His Loansitte did not know that there would be any difficulty in the way of a copy being furnished, but there was always a great deal of delicacy attending such matters, which made the Court wish to have the opinion of Counsel upon them before it acted. Mr. HEALD said he was with Mr. Hart, hut no notice of this application had been given to his client-. Here the case rested. ELECTION OF SCOTCH ?ZERO. The Earl of Stair had the oaths of supremacy and allegiance administered to him to-day by the LORD CHANCELLOR. COURT OF KING'S BENCII.--(Tius DAy.) CRIMINAL 111FOR3tATION. Mr. DENMAN moved for a rule to show cause why criminal information should nut be granted agaigat Mr. Richards, pro prietor of a Sunday newspaper called The Age, for a libel on Lord Bingham, the eldest son of the Earl of Leman. The libel was contained in some ludicrous verses, representing Lord Bingham as not prone to tight, which was explained in a note, by stating, that in consequence of a dispute with a Mr. Browne, at Assizes in Ire land, he had entered into cognizance, in the sum of 10,000/. to keep the peace with him and all his Majesty's subjects. Lord Bingham had served ten years in the military service, and was Major in the 17th Regiment of Lancers ; such representation", therefore, were calculated to bring him into contempt. Mr. JUSTICI BAYLrY asked if Lord Bingham's affidavit stated that the paragraph imputed cowardice to him ; not prone to fight, might mean illegal fighting, such as duelling, which it would be to a man's credit to refrain from. Mr. DENMAN said that the affidavit did not state so, ,but he had no doubt on his own mind, but that it imputed cowardice ; being in the army, and in Ireland, it would at least be taken in that sense ; it was calculated to produce a breach of the peace, inas much as it would induce others to insult him, if it were known that he was likely to submit with impunity. Mr. Justice BAYLLY..—IS is not for us to say, that a man has not a higher sense of religion and morality than of the laws of honour. The affidavit should state, that cowardice was imputed, otherwise, the rule could not be granted, as Lord Bingham lived in Ireland, it would be too late to have the application renewed this Term, but he might make it early iu the next. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—(Tnis DAY.) T. Williams, a Kensington toll-keeper, was summoned by Sir John Lilly, for detaining him while in Sir Edward Colnbrook'e carriage, on the pretence of wishing to see the post-horse ticket, and for using abusive language. Williams apologized, and said it was a mistake. Sir John not wishing to press the full penalty, he was fined 20s. and costs. CITY ELECTION. STATE OF THE POLL AT TWO O'CLOCK. Alderman Thompson - - 29'77 Alderman Waithman - - - MO Alderman Wood - - - 2279 Mr. Ward - - - - 2214 The Lord Mayor - - 2047 • SOUTHWARK ELECTION. STATE OF THE POLL AT XLICVEN TWRINg ONE TWO Calvert --.... 1761 1772 1775 • 1784 Wilson— ........ 1670 1677 1681 '1686 !WHIM STATE OF THE POLLS. lILIWEIVXD T 1 IS MORNING:I I 'MALDON. BARNSTAPLE. Ilodpon - 401 Alexander - 377 Nolan - I*6 Two former Elected. BEVERLEY. Whip - - 1953 Lennird, Esq. - 1132 Dick - - 955 NOTTINGTIAM. Wright - - 606 'l3irch - 605 Rand iffe - - 581 POOLE. Stewart - 1030 Harrison - - 658 Wharton - - 586 BOSTON. Heathcote - - 572 Malcolm - - 312 Wilke - 243 BRIDGNORTH. Whitmore - - 809 Whitmore - - 192 Ludlow - - 116 BRISTOL. Lester - - 82 Ponsonby - 55 Sturt - 33 Two former Elected. PRESTON. Stanley - - 90 Barrie - - 49 Wood - - 45 Cobbett - - 39 Davis - - 2303 Protheroe - - 1204 Bright _ 1067 QUEENBOROCJGH. J. Capel, Esq. - 144 Lord Downes - 131 Lord F. Bentinck - 115 READING. Mr. Mortar - • 45 Mr. Wakefield - 43 Mr. Spence - Mr. Palmer 41 RETFORD. W. 13. Wrightson - 120 Sir R. Dundas - 118 Sir H. W. Wilson - 53 ROCHESTER. Dundas - - 55 Bernall - - 34 Armstrong - - 14 SHREWSBURY. Corbett - - 129 Staecy - 69 Boycott - - 68 STOCKI11t11) L. Gen. Sir R. forkin Mr. Colvile 8 G e n. Grosvenor - 7 Mr. Wilbraham - 7 CARLISLE. Graham - 205 Musgrave - - 185 James - 105 CHESTER. Egerton - - 219 Townshend - - 217 Engrave - - 214 Grosvenor - - 213 CHICHESTER. Lord G. Lennox - 171 Sir G. Webster - 161 W. S. Poynts - 143 COVENTRY. Fyler - 620 Heath cote - - 620 Ellice - - 30 Moore - - 29 DOVER. Wibraham - - 163 Malcomb - 86 Thomson - - 80 Butterworth - 48 GRANT/lAM. Talmash - - 280 Cholmeley - - 149 Cust - 148 GRIMSBY. Wood - - 279 Heritage - 265 Phillips - - 140 - HERTFORD. Duncombe • - 48 Byron - - Bulwer . 41 HULL. 0' Neill- - 1537 Sykes 1188 Villiers - 1055 Two former Elected. IPSWICH. lialdirnand 289 Torrens - - 290 Mackinnon . - 26.3 Dundas 263 LEWES. Mr. B. Kemp - bQU Sir J. Shelley - 274 M r . A. Donovan - 193 LYNN. Walpole - •199• Bontinek 174 Folk° - 104 SUDBURY. Wilke - 8 18 Waldron - - 252 Ogilvy - - 92 TAUNTON. Edwards - .. 47 Williams - - 46 Tuilway - . 4.3 Taylor - 42 TEIEGON V. Gordon - 91 Afachillop . - 92 Lushington - 97 Broughton - - WALLINGFORD. Ilughes ; 60 Roberts - - 51 Dodson 42 'SUVA-MUTH. 'MOW: ' - lire - - 11 11 Bux t o n . - - - ero . - 10 F Gordon - : 9 6 . WORCESTER. ' Robinson 676 Devil - ' M 2 iffiths Gr • - 388 YARMOUTH. Rumbold - Antos • : t 63 9 9: Leto " - 227 FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. We are `concerned to say, the Duke of York was confined yesterday by indisposition. Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester, the hincess Sophia, the Duchess of Kent, with the Princess Vic toria, visited the Princess Augusta. Yesterday afternoon, the Princess Augusta took an ailing in an open carriage in the Parks. The Lord Chamberlain has appointed the widow Gilbert to succeed her late husband, as goldsmith and silversmith to the King. On Friday evening, M off Mr. Akerbone w a s sent o from the Colonial Office with despatches to the lonian Islands. Sir William Curtis, we hear, has been returned for Hastings, by the especial wish of a high personage. The fall of the funds at Vienna is attributed to the Emperor of Austria having experienced a relapse of his disorder. His journey to Luxemburg is deferred. Mr. L. Fox left town on Sunday night for Chel tenham, in consequence of the sudden death of his Sister, the Hon. Mrs. Stourton, at that place. This Lady had just come into a very large property by the will of the late Sir Thomas Vavasor, of Hazlewood, in Yorkshire. She was only daughter of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. L. Fox, of Yorkshire. Some years ago, the well-known lawyer, Mr. B—, then a Reading school-boy, thus condoled with a young friend, who had been somewhat harshly ejected, vi et armis," from a neighbouring arden—(in bortus: never mind the pain, lad, tis only an " ex hortation." MEYERBEER, the celebrated author of the Cro ciato and Margaret of Anjou,isjust returned to Paris, where be is engaged in the composition of a new Opera, called La Nllmphe du Danube, which is said to promise an encrease and con so lid a ti on o f hi s f ame . KEAL—The New York Papers of the 10th ult. state that Kean was to appear that evening in the part of Richard 111. That very excellent actor, Mr. Rayner, has his benefit to-morrow night at Covent Garden Theatre, when the Heir at Law will be performed, in which Mr. Rayner will appear for the first time as Zekiel Homespun, and Mrs. Rayner as Cicely Home spun, being her first appearance at this Theatre. In the course of the evening, Madame Pasta will sin? " God save the King," and "Di Tanti Palpiti ; Miss Paton will also sing several favourite songs. A LOUDER YET, AND YET A LOUDER STRAIN ! —During Mrs. Billington's bravura in the last act, Mr. Billington, her husband, who was seated in the orchestra, conceiving that the trumpeter did not ac company her with sufficient force, frequently called to him, in a subdued tone, " Louder, louder !" The leader of the band, being of a similar opinion to Mr. Billington's, repeated the same command so often, that at length the indignant German, in an agony of passion and exhaustion, threw down his trumpet, and turning towardi the audience, violently exclaimed, It be very easy to cry Louder ! louder !—but, by gar ! vere is tie vind ?" RURAL SIMPLICITY.-4-A young cockney lady, whose ideas of a country life were formed from reading Thompson's Seasons, Teceivcd an invitation to spend a few weeks with her aunt, about fifty miles from Lon don ; and was extremely disappointed at the total absence of that Arcadian simplicity which she had pictured to herself in a country life. One day, how ever, she considered herself fortunate, by encountering a shepherd returning from the fields, with crook in hand. " Youth," said she, " Why have you not your pipe with you ?"---" Bekase, ma'am," answered he, " 1 han't got no backee." gentleinin expressing his wonder that so un, weildy a man as Sir W. C.•shoidd he so attached to barges, yachts, &c. a wag observed that he had a great anxiety to be a lighter-mo. AN AFFECTIONATE So:.--That a lather's is a very bad part, may be proved, amongst other instances, by the affidavit of the Irishman, who, swearing the peace against his three sons, thus concluded :—" and this deponent further saith, that the only one of his children who showed him any real filial affection, was his youngest son, Larry,,for he never struck him when he was down." In consequence of the intended change in the pub lication of the London Gazette from Saturday to Fri day evening, we perceive several of the provincial journals, hitherto published on Sunday morning and Monday, have given notice of their intention to change the day of publication to Saturday. The intended alteration in the day of publication of the Gazette is very judicious, and we are surprised that it \ has not been long since adopted. It will be a more equal di vision of the week, in relation to the Tuesday's Gazette, and it will be a great accommodation to legal and com mercial men, who are now often detained in town on Saturday, waiting to see the Saturday night's Gazette, when, but for that consideration, they would be en joying a little recreation in the country, after conclud ing the labours of the week. On Saturday, as a carrier from Dalkeith, with two loaded carts, was passing Summerfield, situated be tween Jock's Lodge and Leith, some boys threw stones at the horses, the foremost of which became restive, and turning suddenly round, most unfortu nately pressed the carrier between the wheels of the two carts so terribly, that he lived only a few minutes, in the greatest agony.-----. Edinburgh Star•. On Thursday the 4th ult., a monster, who occupies a small farm in the parish of St. Weonards, about I I miles from Hereford, actually burnt one of his cart horses alive. The poor animal was attached to a waggon, which being unable to remove, its tyrant procured a quantity of straw, which being placed under the body of the horse, he set it on fire, and scorched it in so shocking a manner, that death only released it from its torture. Of Curran we are told—' , To repeat any of this celebrated wit's stories is a hazardous task, on account of the notoriety usually attached to them ; however, I will venture one. A garrulous gentleman having, during a whole evening, in terrupted Curran and the rest of the company with dull incongruous stories, at length, unable to proceed beyond the middle of one of t continued to re peat, ' and so—and so—no, and so it being dark, Sir John said—no, the cook said-,--NO-•-•' ' Stop, a b r i r i i ir e o d the to sir,' impatiently cried Curran, ' I will finish your story for you. Bo—they wanted a rush-light 1 and —so, the great she-bear was walking about the town-... 5 0, he popped his head into the barber's shop, and said, was addressed, , What, no i soap .9 l ' i — r so—h The e died he married receive o r violently seemed to barber—the powder flew out of the counsellor's wig, and all Mrs. AlacDab's puddings were spoiled—and s o—so !--that's' a unfortunate resent it. g race gnie quietly H, stiired, looked fierce, looked bewil dared, but never fi w r h st om do t u h b is tfu e r w i L d t e her spoke more during that evening . "- - - - Edinburgh Observer. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S. j l r.+r. JUNE 12.—Light airs and caltn.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Prince Regent, Taylor, from Tobago; "George Ilibberts, Drysdale, from Antigua ; Leander, backlin, from St. Lucia; Jupiter transport, from Portsmouth ; Charlotte, front Ireland.—Arrived front the River and remains, the Lord Amherst, Cragies, for China. PORTS:MOUT:4 JUNE 12.---Wind N.W.—Off the Wight, the Oeeatius , from St. Thomas's. FALmount, int.:it - IL— . Variable light winds.—Arrived the Telemachus, Bristow, from Galipoli, in tits days. Off the port, the Indian Trader transport, from Cork ; Lexington, Brewster, from Alexandria.—Saild the Frances (whaler), Hunt, for London. LivEnron', JUNE E.—. Arrived the Manchester, Lee, from New York, sailed 17th May ; on the 18th to the South of Nantuckit Shoal. Passed the Cincinnatus, Bu ss , from Lon don, for New York. The Cincinnatus, Bliss, from London, was oft' New York the 18th ult. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. ROYAL COLLEGE 0F PHYSICIANS. Dr. PARIS delivered his eighth and concluding lecture, before this College, on Friday. At four o'clock Sir H. Ha!ford, attend.. ed by the Lecturer and a numerous assemblage of the Fellows, entered the Theatre, in full costume, wearing his splendid robes, and the star of the Guelphic Order on his breast. The Theatre was, as usual, crowded to excess. The subject of the lecture was the Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere. The. Lecturer ex patiated at some length on the existence of the various impurities • with which the air is occasionally contaminated, and endeavoured to connect them with the origin and propagation of epidemic and contagious diseases. lie exhibited a series of novel and highly in teresting experiments, in order to thew that the presence of ex tremelyorsnpilineuitee, pot H •ti e on h s ea o te f d alim e a l l niT t o t a e i r id ut ii i i g i ht gla b s e s d i u et i e )e c , te c d oil itt the , taming a, teat for ammonia ; amid proved that lib alkali was, under such circumstances, developed. lie then totik a similar portithi of sand, and merely touched it with his hand, miffing it to the same trial, the production of ammonia hgahis evident. Ile next submitted lime, gypsum, and some °thee poW. , ' dered bodies, which had been previously exposed to An atmosphere containing animal effluvia, to this test, and ammonia 'WO Ncr!l• ed; thus proving, that certain substances have the power of ab sorbing animal matter from the air, and rendering its presence Sensible by yielding ammonia, on exposure, to beat. To this absorbing faculty he attributed the advantages which are derived from whitewashing infected apartments; and from strewing the floor with fresh sand. Ile also stated that oxide of iron has the same singular property ; and selected a very interesting trial which lately took place in Paris, in corroboration of its truth. A murder had been committed, and a dagger, with spots of rust was found in the apartments of the suspected person. The. chemist was called upon to ascertain whether these spots had not been occasioned by blood: he examined them by the aid of heat, and found that ammonia was thus given off; the question appeared to have been decided by this experiment; but Vauguelin, one of the most celebrated of the French Philosophers, submithid to examination a sword that had acquired rust in the ordinary manner, and he was surprised to obtain the same pro duction of ammonia. This fact, although at that time incapable of explanation, disarmed the evidence of its force, and the pri soner was acquitted. The new views which the experiments of the Learned Lecturer thus opened for future investigation, were received by the audience with great satisfaction and apeause. He concluded the course by an animated peroration, in which he exhorted the junior members of the profession to cultivate a science so full of future promise, and so essentially connected with the hest interests of the profession. The Lecturer took his leave amidst the cheers of the senior as well AO of the younger part of the audience. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. I do not perceive, Air. Editor, amongst your caw' tions from the diurnal prints, any account of the late continental experiments, in which some learned philosophers entered an, oven and remained there until the meat, which they held on a dish, in their hands, was thoroughly baked ! Although there is no novelty in this experiment, I think on many accounts it is en appropriate object for your notice, and comment; as these gentle men are so fond of being baked in an oven, they surely deserve to be roasted in the Sun. If the credit of a philosopher, like pie crust, can be raised by bahinq, the honour is undoubtedly due to our own countryman, Dr. Fordyce, who, to show his devotion, and homage to Bacon, routed an egg in an oven, and persortally superintended the experiment. I say then, give the devil hie due; and do not suffer the credit of broiling to attach to those who do not fairly deserve such pre-ethinent distinction. BO there is a corollary to be deduced from these researches, that may'• afford a valuable hint, and some cheering consolation to the, -; dei. pairing candidates for the future Parliament. t e t th em not • hastily resign their pretensions, from a fear that the p lats is too lint to hold them; it evident there is a power in the Constitu tion of men, as there is in that of England, to resist the fire that their adversaries may kindle for their destruction. There is also another consolation, which these learned philosophers may afford hem ; that if they withstand the heat of their contest with suc cess, they may be equally indifferent to the fiery attacks they may expect to meet with in the house ; and which, I shrewdly sus pect, will be even more trying to their COnstitutiont,--out of the frying pan into the you understand me, Mr. Editor? You will, I think, agree with me in opinion, that if Cobbett is r turned, it will he a burning shame. lam not philosopher enough tolook coolly on such proceedings. I am expecting to . receivesome elec tin leer ing squibs from the country, when they arrive - I shall not fail to let them qff in the SUll. Your's truly, X. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, JuNE 12. Thera was a very strong attendance this► afternoon, but the principal business consisted in the settlement of bets on the Ascot Races► and which were this year unusually heavy; and here we must remark, that the system of postponing the settlement int. RaCes till the Monday is' very objectionable, and keeps a great many country gentlemen in town. The beta should be paid on the ground, and then much inconvenience would be prevented. The betting was slack, at the following odds :-.-. JULY vrAxEs, NEWMARKET. trli to 1 apt Atnadi3 4)4 to I tight Maincluke 3% to 1 agst Catgut, 4 to 1 agst Belzoni t to 1 agat liedlamite 12 to 1 *gat The Dragon 15 to 1 agst Crusader 20 to 1 oast Pirate ST. LEG ER. 20 to 1 agAt The (ieneral 20 to 1 egst Fmmy 25 to 1 apt Mac Adam) 30 to 1 asst Premier 40 to I Not Paul Pry. PIGEON SHOOTING. The Table Pigeon Match between five of the Midgbam and tiro of the Ashton Chili, was decided yesterday, on the Bagshot en closures, at nine birds each. The guns were placed upon a table, and not touched until the string was pulled. KILLEI). MUM). Alessrs. Bullock 8 Messrs, (Abort° Meredith Kemp 7 Owen 7 Marsden Mason. 6 Morton 6 The first day of the 2d of the Grand Matches of 500 sova.for each, at 100 birds, between Messrs. Ross and Osbaldeitone, at 21 yards from the trap, was shot off yesterday, at the Inclosure near the Red House, Battersea. Betting, three to one on the gun, and even on the match. In the first 25, Mr. Ross killed 20, and Mr. Osbaltlestone, 17. In the second, Mr. 0. killed Is, and Mr. Rags, 21. Total, Mr. R. 41 ; Mr. 0. SS..—Mr. R. shot remarkably ►vcll.-...The aj►pointments for' the week, and which are very interesting, are as follow.:—This day the Red House Club meet, to shoot for the gun ; to-morrow yesterday's watch will be concluded ; on Thursday the fld Match for 500, between the same parties will begin. On Friday the Club mteth ; and on Saturday the 8d Match will be decided. On Monday next, the long-talked of Rifle Match, of 100 shots, at a target of peculiar construction, will he shot between Lord Kennedy and Mr. Vernon, for 500 sws. HAY MARKETS..—(Tuts DAY.) (At per load of 130 trusses.) dow , from ST. JA ME.A.-..-Coarso • heavy L ow l an d mea nail', 21. 10s. to 31. tm ; tine Upland Meadow and 11 ) 1 ' that , flay. 31. hs. to 41. 12s. ; New Meadow Hap 41- to I/. 44 . ; Clover Hay, 31. 10s. to ht. lO N . ; o at st r or, a )( 14 . to If'lea. ; Wheat Straw, U. 12s. to 1/. I ti: gseni A veri4 : o : l ; as :1 (1 1 : 1 ; 1 1 o ; G a t i o : 1 67 4 151 1: . : 1 ; trade, at Ratu D r i d .O T: c s , ouitsoverwirsoce&:;):::::: 1111/o.adionit: tt0 ., 611}: If2reo.: e u 82x11 1 :t8r a l l °1°8: : :: s u ' itilt t ri) : 4l 4 4:l l YB : lll. l / 11 7 ° 1: 6 1 1 , to 7 ti li lril l 6s. Supply short, mop u thsr brisk, but 00 improvement iu prices.